US EditionGerman Fighter Jets Reportedly Scrambled to Intercept Russian Spy Plane over Baltic Sea
German Eurofighters intercepted a Russian Il-20 operating without a transponder or flight plan, marking the tenth such NATO interception this year amid rising Baltic tensions.
- NATO dispatched two German Eurofighter jets to intercept a Russian Il-20 reconnaissance aircraft flying over the Baltic Sea on August 26, according to Deutsche Welle.
- The Russian plane was operating without an active transponder and had filed no flight plan, prompting the interception order from NATO command.
- This incident marks the tenth time in 2025 that German aircraft have been deployed in response to Russian aerial activity, as per German media.
- Russian reconnaissance planes often fly near NATO airspace, gathering military intelligence in the Baltic region, raising concerns among European allies.
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Russia Sends Spy Plane Over Baltic With Transponders Off—NATO Responds With German Typhoons
NATO scrambled two German Eurofighter jets to intercept a Russian Il-20 reconnaissance aircraft flying over international waters in the Baltic Sea, Deutsche Welle reported on August 26. The Russian plane was operating without an active transponder and had filed no flight plan, prompting NATO command to order the interception. The German fighters took off from the Rostock-Laage air base. According to German media, this marks the tenth time since …
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einnews.comGerman fighter jets reportedly scrambled to intercept Russian spy plane over Baltic Sea
German fighter jets were scrambled to intercept a Russian Il-20 reconnaissance aircraft over the Baltic Sea on Aug. 26, Deutsche Welle (DW) reported.
Over the Baltic Sea there are repeatedly injuries to the airspace by Russian military machines. The German Air Force is starting to spy out Moscow. Now the northern Eurofighter alarmrott has to be used again at Nato's request.
NATO has alerted two German Eurofighters because of the approach of a Russian reconnaissance aircraft over the Baltic Sea.
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